The U.S. will close its consulate in Jerusalem and merged it with the controversial embassy which opened a year ago.

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India had opposed proposals to end the GSP saying that it would be "discriminatory, arbitrary" and hurt the country's development. Also Monday, Trump said he intends to end Turkey's status as a GSP beneficiary, based on that country's economic growth.

Haaretznoted that the Jerusalem consulate's previous work of submitting regular reports to the United States administration about construction and other developments in West Bank settlements will now also be overseen by Friedman.

However, the unit will be housed in the consulate building on Agron Street, which is situated between Jerusalem's city center and the Old City, and not in the embassy, located in the Arnona neighborhood, said a USA statement. They say Jerusalem's status should be determined by peace talks.

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This step follows Secretary Pompeo's October 18, 2018 announcement that the two missions and teams would be combined.

Issa said the real objective behind the U.S. decision was to obliterate the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Closing the Consulate is a setback for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and a major error by this Administration.

Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and has occupied the territory since, further consolidating its grip on the area by building illegal settlements that are now home to hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers.

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